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|image          = The projection Nardole discovers he's not real.jpg
|scripturl      = http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/writersroom/scripts/doctor-who-s10-ep6-extremis-shooting-script.pdf
|series          = [[Doctor Who television stories|''Doctor Who'' television stories]]
|series          = [[Doctor Who television stories|''Doctor Who'' television stories]]
|season number  = Series 10 (Doctor Who)
|season number  = Series 10 (Doctor Who 2005)
|series episode number = 6
|series episode number = 6
|story number    = 269
|story number    = 270
|doctor          = Twelfth Doctor (Shadow World){{!}}Twelfth Doctor
|doctor          = Twelfth Doctor (Shadow World){{!}}Twelfth Doctor
|companions      = [[Nardole (Shadow World)|Nardole]], [[Bill Potts (Shadow World)|Bill]]
|companions      = [[Nardole (Shadow World)|Nardole]], [[Bill Potts (Shadow World)|Bill]]
|featuring      = Twelfth Doctor
|featuring      = Twelfth Doctor
|featuring2      = Nardole
|featuring2      = Nardole
|featuring3      = {{Gomez}}
|featuring3      = Bill Potts
|enemy          = The [[Monk (species)|Monks]]
|featuring4      = Missy
|setting        = {{il|[[Shadow World|Shadow Earth]], [[2017]]|[[Planet (Extremis)|Unnamed planet]]}}
|enemy          = [[Monk (species)|Monks]]
|writer          = [[Steven Moffat]]
|setting        = {{il|[[Shadow World|Shadow Earth]], [[2017]]|[[Carnathon]]}}
|writer          = Steven Moffat
|director        = [[Daniel Nettheim]]
|director        = [[Daniel Nettheim]]
|producer        = [[Peter Bennett]]
|producer        = [[Peter Bennett]]
|broadcast date  = [[20 May (releases)|20 May]] [[2017 (releases)|2017]]
|broadcast date  = 20 May 2017
|network        = [[BBC One]]
|network        = BBC One
|format          = 1x49 minute episode
|format          = 1x49 minute episode
|prev            = Oxygen (TV story)
|prev            = Oxygen (TV story)
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|bts3            = Menacing Monks - Doctor Who Series 10
|scene analysis  = What's The Worst That Can Happen On A First Date? - Doctor Who Series 10
|scene analysis  = What's The Worst That Can Happen On A First Date? - Doctor Who Series 10
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'''''Extremis''''' was the sixth episode of [[Series 10 (Doctor Who)|series 10]] of ''[[Doctor Who]]''.
'''''Extremis''''' was the sixth episode of [[Series 10 (Doctor Who 2005)|series 10]] of ''[[Doctor Who]]''.


Most notably, the episode revealed that {{Gomez}} was inside [[The Vault (The Pilot)|the vault]] beneath [[St Luke's University]] and explained how Nardole came to travel with the Doctor after the events of ''[[The Husbands of River Song (TV story)|The Husbands of River Song]]''.
Most notably, the episode revealed that [[Missy]] was inside [[The Vault (The Pilot)|the vault]] beneath [[St Luke's University]] and explained how Nardole came to travel with the Doctor after the events of ''[[The Husbands of River Song (TV story)|The Husbands of River Song]]''.


The episode is also notably one of the few stories to exclude the Doctor from events occurring in the story. [[Bill Potts|Bill]], Nardole and the Doctor himself never left Earth during the story. Aside from a few selective scenes, the whole episode was set in [[Shadow World|a virtual simulation]] with artificial versions of the Doctor, [[Bill Potts (Shadow World)|Bill]] and [[Nardole (Shadow World)|Nardole]], with the [[Twelfth Doctor (Shadow World)|Virtual Twelfth Doctor]] discovering an upcoming alien invasion, beginning a three-part story trilogy involving the creatures responsible for the virtual simulation, the [[Monk (species)|Monks]]. The Doctor is actually watching the entire adventure, as the events were recorded by his copy and sent to his [[sonic sunglasses]].
The episode is also notably one of the few stories to exclude the Doctor from events occurring in the story. [[Bill Potts|Bill]], Nardole and the Doctor himself never left Earth during the story. Aside from a few selective scenes, the whole episode was set in [[Shadow World|a virtual simulation]] with artificial versions of the Doctor, [[Bill Potts (Shadow World)|Bill]] and [[Nardole (Shadow World)|Nardole]], with the [[Twelfth Doctor (Shadow World)|Virtual Twelfth Doctor]] discovering an upcoming alien invasion, beginning a three-part story trilogy involving the creatures responsible for the virtual simulation, the [[Monk (species)|Monks]]. The Doctor is actually watching the entire adventure, as the events were recorded by his copy and sent to his [[sonic sunglasses]].
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== Plot ==
== Plot ==
On a distant [[Planet (Extremis)|planet]], an executioner named [[Rafando]] shows the [[Twelfth Doctor]] a mechanism specially designed for killing Time Lords. He then tells him that after the execution, the body will be placed in a [[Quantum Fold Chamber]] in case of "relapses". {{Gomez}} is then brought in, and is ordered to kneel on a dais.
On a distant [[Planet (Extremis)|planet]], an executioner named [[Rafando]] shows the [[Twelfth Doctor]] a mechanism specially designed for killing Time Lords. He then tells him that after the execution, the body will be placed in a [[Quantum Fold Chamber]] in case of "relapses". [[Missy]] is then brought in, and is ordered to kneel on a dais.


In the present day, sitting outside [[The Vault (The Pilot)|the Vault]], the Doctor talks to Missy, who is inside, saying that no one can know that he's blind.
In the present day, sitting outside [[The Vault (The Pilot)|the Vault]], the Doctor talks to Missy, who is inside, saying that no one can know that he's blind.
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Back on the planet, while the Vault rises from the lake, Rafando announces that the chamber is prepared. Missy begs the Doctor to let her live, while he places his hand on a lever.
Back on the planet, while the Vault rises from the lake, Rafando announces that the chamber is prepared. Missy begs the Doctor to let her live, while he places his hand on a lever.


In order to help mask his blindness, the Doctor has modified his [[sonic sunglasses]] to give him a layout of the immediate area in a black and green grid-like view. Back outside the Vault, the Doctor gets an [[email]] titled ''[[Extremis]]'' on the glasses. Intrigued, he opens it.
In the present, the Doctor is using his [[sonic sunglasses]] to mask his blindness, having modified them to give him a layout of the immediate area in a black and green grid-like view. While still outside the Vault, he gets an [[email]] titled ''[[Extremis]]'' on the glasses. Intrigued, he opens it.


In the lecture hall, 15 men file in through the back door. [[Angelo (Shadow World)|Angelo]] greets [[Twelfth Doctor (Shadow World)|the Doctor]] as [[Nardole (Shadow World)|Nardole]] enters. The Doctor is told that the [[Pope (Shadow World)|Pope]] requested a personal audience with him. When he asks why he did not come there himself, Nardole tells him that he ''is'' here. The Doctor apologises saying, "The Pope doesn't zoom round the world in the Popemobile surprising people. Why would you do that?"
In the lecture hall, 15 men file in through the back door. [[Angelo (Shadow World)|Angelo]] greets [[Twelfth Doctor (Shadow World)|the Doctor]] as [[Nardole (Shadow World)|Nardole]] enters. The Doctor is told that the [[Pope (Shadow World)|Pope]] has requested a personal audience with him. When the Doctor asks why he did not come there himself, Nardole tells him that he ''is'' there.


In his office, the Doctor is shown a piece of parchment that reads, ''[[Veritas (text)|Veritas]]'', which literally means ''The Truth''. Angelo tells him that an ancient Christian sect translated it, but committed [[suicide]] after translating it. A few months ago it was again translated, but again, all of them killed themselves after the translation. All of the bodies had been recovered, except one.
In his office, the Doctor is shown a piece of parchment that reads, ''[[Veritas (text)|Veritas]]'', which literally means ''The Truth''. Angelo tells him that an ancient Christian sect translated it, but committed [[suicide]] afterwards. A few months ago it was again translated, but again, those who did killed themselves after the translation. All of the bodies had been recovered, except one.


In Bill's house, [[Bill Potts (Shadow World)|Bill]] has brought a girl named [[Penny (Shadow World)|Penny]] home. [[Moira (Shadow World)|Moira]], thinking that she has brought a "Poor terrified man home" tells her that she has very strict rules about men, before seeing Penny, and apologising. Later Bill is pouring a cup of tea when she hears the sound of [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] materializing in her bedroom. When Penny asks what it is, she says it's the pipes. The Pope then steps into the room and speaks rapidly in Italian before going back to the bedroom. Bill excuses herself and enters her bedroom where she sees the clergymen. Penny sees them, and freaking out, flees. Bill turns to them and says "You're all going to hell."
In Bill's house, [[Bill Potts (Shadow World)|Bill]] has brought a girl named [[Penny (Shadow World)|Penny]] home. [[Moira (Shadow World)|Moira]], thinking that she has brought a "poor terrified man home" tells her that she has very strict rules about men, before seeing Penny, and apologising. Later, Bill is pouring a cup of tea when she hears the sound of [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] materialising in her bedroom. When Penny asks what it is, she says it's the pipes. The Pope then steps into the room and speaks rapidly in Italian before going back to the bedroom. Bill excuses herself and enters her bedroom where she sees the clergymen. Penny sees them, and freaking out, flees. Bill turns to them and tells them that they are all "going to hell".


In the TARDIS, Bill angrily berates the Doctor for ruining her date, while he has Nardole explain what is happening to her. Angelo tells The Doctor that the Pope had given him an offer for confession that he had refused and that the offer still stands as he prepares a device to temporarily restore his sight.
In the TARDIS, Bill angrily berates the Doctor for ruining her date, while he has Nardole explain what is happening to her. Angelo tells the Doctor that the Pope had given him an offer for confession that he had refused and that the offer still stands as he prepares a device to temporarily restore his sight.


On the planet, Rafando asks if the Doctor requested a priest as a cowled figure approaches. As the figure gestures to him to approach, Rafando checks the Fatality Index and says that divine intervention is allowed for 5 minutes. The figure greets him and reads from [[River Song's diary|a familiar diary]]. The figure pulls back his hood saying that his missus would not approve, revealing himself to be [[Nardole]], who had been sent on [[River Song]]'s behalf to prevent him from killing Missy, saying "Warning, I have full permission to kick your arse."
Back on the planet, Rafando asks if the Doctor requested a priest as a cowled figure approaches. As the figure gestures to him to approach, Rafando checks the Fatality Index and says that divine intervention is allowed for five minutes. The figure greets him and reads from [[River Song's diary|a familiar diary]]. The figure pulls back his hood, revealing himself to be [[Nardole]], who had been sent on [[River Song]]'s behalf to prevent him from killing Missy.


At Vatican City, Nardole and the Doctor discuss why his blindness should be kept a secret before exiting the TARDIS. Angelo shows them to the entrance to the Haereticum, a portrait of the Pope Benedict IX, which is accessed by turning a candle. Angelo orders them to stay close because the layout is supposed to confuse the uninitiated.
At Vatican City, Nardole and the Doctor discuss why his blindness should be kept a secret before exiting the TARDIS. Angelo shows them to the entrance to the Haereticum, a portrait of the Pope Benedict IX, which is accessed by turning a candle. Angelo orders them to stay close because the layout is supposed to confuse the uninitiated.


At the planet, Rafando announces that the 5 minutes are over as Nardole pulls down his hood. Rafando orders that the sentence is now to be carried out. Missy asks the Doctor not to kill her, promising she will be good, nearly crying.
On the planet, Rafando announces that the five minutes are over and orders that the sentence is now to be carried out. A tearful Missy asks the Doctor not to kill her, promising she will be good.


In the Haereticum, Angelo shows them the cage where the ''Veritas'' is kept. Suddenly a light shines from a wall with [[Monk (species)|a figure]] in the centre, before fading to nothing. Angelo goes off to check the walls for a breach, as the Doctor takes out his [[the Doctor's sonic screwdriver|sonic screwdriver]]. They find the missing translator, named [[Piero (Shadow World)|Piero]] in the cage. He tells them he has sent something to somewhere, before running off. A strange clawed hand is then seen next to Angelo's head. Nardole sees that Piero had shot out the lock, as the Doctor says so much for their forbidden library to Angelo, who has vanished. In the cage, Nardole and Bill see Piero's laptop, which had been left behind. Checking it, they find out that he had mailed a copy of the translation to CERN. As Bill says that it is promising that one person read the ''Veritas'' and lived, a gunshot is heard and the Doctor's [[Sonic sunglasses|Sonic Sunglasses]] register his life signs dropping. The Doctor orders them to check on Piero, as the sunglasses register life signs terminated. Nardole and Bill accuse him of trying to get rid of them. He promises not to read the book as they leave. He then opens the ''Veritas'', takes out the device and attaches electrodes to his temples.
In the Haereticum, Angelo shows them the cage where the ''Veritas'' is kept. Suddenly a light shines from a wall with [[Monk (species)|a figure]] in the centre, before fading to nothing. Angelo goes off to check the walls for a breach, as the Doctor takes out his [[the Doctor's sonic screwdriver|sonic screwdriver]]. They find the missing translator, a man named [[Piero (Shadow World)|Piero]], in the cage. He tells them he has sent something to somewhere, before running off. A strange clawed hand is then seen next to Angelo's head. Nardole sees that Piero had shot out the lock, as the Doctor realises that Angelo has vanished.
 
In the cage, Nardole and Bill see Piero's laptop, which had been left behind. Checking it, they find out that he had mailed a copy of the translation to CERN. As Bill says that it is promising that one person read the ''Veritas'' and lived, a gunshot is heard and the Doctor's sonic sunglasses register his life signs dropping. The Doctor orders them to check on Piero, as the sunglasses register life signs terminated. Nardole and Bill accuse him of trying to get rid of them, but he promises not to read the book. However, once they have gone, he then opens the ''Veritas'', takes out the device and attaches electrodes to his temples.


In the library, Nardole talks with Bill as they walk through the corridors. They find a hand holding a gun, confirming Piero's death. The same light is then seen again. Nardole realises that it's a portal to somewhere. Curious, they step through.
In the library, Nardole talks with Bill as they walk through the corridors. They find a hand holding a gun, confirming Piero's death. The same light is then seen again. Nardole realises that it's a portal to somewhere. Curious, they step through.


In the cage, the Doctor asks for help from Angelo as a sinister shadow is cast on a bookcase. He wonders how it will work: it will either temporarily restore his sight, or it will burn out his brain. He activates it and collapses.
In the cage, the Doctor asks for help from Angelo as a sinister shadow is cast on a bookcase. He wonders how the device will work: it will either temporarily restore his sight, or it will burn out his brain. He activates it and collapses.
 
On the planet, Missy tells the Doctor that she is his friend, even knowing it will not change his mind; "Without hope. Without witness. Without reward. I am your friend." The Doctor then pulls the lever, activating the execution mechanism. Missy collapses and the Doctor swears to guard her body in the Vault for a thousand years.
 
In a 5-sided building, Nardole, and Bill exit a broom closet, where they are seen by a woman. She asks if they have clearance for floor 3. Asking where they are, the woman tells them they are in the Pentagon. Nardole and Bill retreat back to the closet, where they find themselves in a hub, with projectors arranged in a semicircle which project light onto the wall. Stepping through the light, they find themselves in a corridor where they are greeted by Nicolas who takes them to the cafeteria. They pass a sign that says CERN.


On the planet, Missy tells the Doctor that she is his friend. When he tells her that it does not matter, she tells him she knows it does not matter saying, "I know it doesn't. I know I'm going to die. I have to say it. The truth. Without hope. Without witness. Without reward. I am your friend." The Doctor then pulls the lever, causing lightning to arc out of the spheres on the top of the 4 columns on the dais and strike Missy. Missy collapses and dies as the Doctor swears to guard her body in the Vault for a thousand years.
In the cage, the Doctor opens his eyes to find that his sight has been restored. As he wonders about the impact on his regeneration cycle, the same figure seen in the light appears. He asks for its help as it buckles leather straps around him to restrain him. The Doctor notices there are more of them as the figure closes the ''Veritas'' and takes it. The figure tells him that what they are doing is a game, but the Doctor uses his sonic screwdriver to turn off the lights, allowing him to escape with the laptop and with it, the translation.


In a 5-sided building, Nardole, and Bill exit a broom closet, where they are seen by a woman. She asks if they have clearance for floor 3. Asking where they are, the woman tells them they are in the Pentagon. Nardole and Bill retreat back to the closet, where they find themselves in a hub, with projectors arranged in a semicircle which project light on the wall. Stepping through the light, they find themselves in a corridor where they are greeted by Nicolas who takes them to the cafeteria, as they pass a sign that says CERN.
In CERN, Nicolas shows Bill and Nardole to the cafeteria where he tells the personnel to give their last orders. He tells Bill and Nardole to look under the tables. There they find that the personnel have strapped dynamite to the table legs.


In the cage, the Doctor opens his eyes to find that his sight has been restored. As he wonders about the impact on his regeneration cycle, the same figure seen in the light appears. He asks for its help as it buckles leather straps around him to restrain him. The Doctor notices there are more of them as the figure closes the ''Veritas'' and takes it while the Doctor complains. The figure tells him that what they are doing is a game. The Doctor says "Good, because I win." and uses his sonic screwdriver to turn off the lights as the figure yells his name. The figures restore them, but the Doctor has escaped with the laptop and with it, the translation.
At the Vatican, the Doctor opens the laptop and begins to read the email the translator sent to CERN, but the effects of the device begin to wear off and the figures from the cage surround him. Suddenly, a bright white light flares onto the screen.


In CERN Nicolas shows them to the cafeteria where he tells the personnel to give their last orders. He tells Bill and Nardole to look under the tables. There they find that the personnel have strapped dynamite to the table legs.
In CERN, when Bill asks the reason for the dynamite, Nicolas tells them that they are saving the world. When asked how, he replies that this is not the real world. He tells both of them to pick a random number and to say it at the same time. When they try, they both say the same number. Nicolas tells them that this is a "Shadow Test", and apologises to them as they escape and the building explodes.


In a corner, the Doctor opens the laptop and begins to read the email the translator sent to CERN. Suddenly, the effects of the device begin to wear off as the figures surround him. Suddenly a bright white light flares onto the screen.
When they make it back to the hub, Bill notices drops of blood on the floor, and Nardole realises that the projectors are actually projecting the locations and that the world is really a holographic simulation. To see if he is right, he steps into the space between projections causing him to dissolve into pixels.


In CERN, when Bill asks why they are doing that, Nicolas tells them that they are saving the world. When asked how, he replies that [[Shadow World|this is not the real world]]. He says that they have not read the ''Veritas''. Nicolas tells both of them to pick a random number and to say it at the same time. When they try, they both say the same number. Nicolas tells them that is a "Shadow Test", and apologises to them as they escape and the building explodes. As they arrive at the hub, Bill notices drops of blood on the floor. Inside Nardole realises that the projectors are actually projecting the locations. To his horror, he figures out that the world is really a holographic simulation. To see if he is right, he steps into the space between projections causing him to dissolve into pixels.
Bill starts to reach out into the empty space but steps through another portal. She finds herself inside the oval office, where the Doctor is waiting. The Doctor reveals that he had listened to the translation and that it tells of a demon, who wished to conquer the world, and to do that, he created a [[Shadow World]] that has [[Shadow People (Extremis)|Shadow People]] who think they are real. The Doctor tells her that he has [[Deduction|deduced]] what it means: an alien race who wish to conquer [[Earth]] are running a simulation to assess the abilities of every person on Earth, especially the ones who were smart enough to realise that the world isn't real. The Shadow Test works by having people say random numbers, and since computers can only generate pseudorandom numbers, two people doing that will say the same ones.


Bill starts to reach out into the empty space but steps through another portal. She finds herself inside the oval office. The Doctor reveals that he had listened to the translation and that it tells of a [[Monk (species)|demon]], who wished to conquer the world, and to do that, he created a [[Shadow World]] that has [[Shadow People (Extremis)|Shadow People]] who think they are real. The Doctor tells her that he has [[Deduction|deduced]] what it means. He tells Bill that it means that an alien race who wished to conquer [[Earth]] ran a simulation to assess the abilities of every person on Earth, especially the ones who were smart enough to realise that the world wasn't real. The Shadow Test works by having people say random numbers. Since computers can only generate pseudorandom numbers, two people doing that will say the same numbers. He tells her that people kill themselves to escape the simulation. Suddenly, Bill dissolves into pixels, revealing the figure behind her. The figure tells him they have killed him many times. The Doctor tells them that they have fallen into a trap they had created: their simulation is too good. He then reveals that since he is linked to the sonic sunglasses, they will have a memory print of the last few hours. He then emails the recording to the real Doctor.
Suddenly, Bill dissolves into pixels, revealing the figure behind her, who tells the Doctor that they have killed him many times. The Doctor tells them that they have fallen into a trap they have created; their simulation is too good. He then reveals that since he is linked to the sonic sunglasses, they will have a memory print of the last few hours. He then emails the recording to the real Doctor.


In the real world, the Doctor, after finishing ''Extremis'', calls Bill who tells him she is doing the essay he told her to do. He tells her to call [[Penny (The Pyramid at the End of the World)|Penny]] that night. He then tells Missy, that she had told him she was his friend.
In the real world, the Doctor, after having watched the recording, calls Bill and tells her to call [[Penny (The Pyramid at the End of the World)|Penny]] and ask her out.


On the planet, as the executioners go to the dais to take Missy's body away, she wakes up and pushes them away. The Doctor reveals that he had sabotaged the execution machine into knocking Missy out instead of killing her. After scaring the executioners away by tricking them into accessing his record of fatalities, the Doctor has Nardole help him move Missy to the Vault.
On the planet, as the executioners go to the dais to take Missy's body away, she wakes up and pushes them away. The Doctor reveals that he had sabotaged the execution machine into knocking Missy out instead of killing her. After scaring the executioners away by tricking them into accessing his record of fatalities, the Doctor has Nardole help him move Missy to the Vault.
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* [[Bill Potts (Shadow World)|Bill]] - [[Pearl Mackie]]
* [[Bill Potts (Shadow World)|Bill]] - [[Pearl Mackie]]
* [[Nardole (Shadow World)|Nardole]] - [[Matt Lucas]]
* [[Nardole (Shadow World)|Nardole]] - [[Matt Lucas]]
* {{Gomez}} - [[Michelle Gomez]]
* [[Missy]] - [[Michelle Gomez]]
* [[Moira (Shadow World)|Moira]] - [[Jennifer Hennessy]]
* [[Moira (Shadow World)|Moira]] - [[Jennifer Hennessy]]
* [[Angelo (Shadow World)|Cardinal Angelo]] - [[Corrado Invernizzi]]
* [[Angelo (Shadow World)|Cardinal Angelo]] - [[Corrado Invernizzi]]
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|Electrician4=Sion Davies
|Electrician4=Sion Davies
|Electrician5=Andrew Williams
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|Carpenter5=Dan Berrow
|Carpenter6=Tom Berrow
|Carpenter6=Tom Berrow
|Carpenter7=Keith Richards
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|Carpenter8=Campbell Frazer
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== References ==
== Worldbuilding ==
=== Time Lords ===
=== Time Lords ===
* In addition to [[binary vascular system|two hearts]], [[Time Lord]]s have three [[brain stem]]s.
* In addition to [[binary vascular system|two hearts]], [[Time Lord]]s have three [[brain stem]]s.
* One stipulation of the [[Fatality Index]] is that a [[death sentence]] of a Time Lord must be carried out by another Time Lord. That Time Lord must also swear an oath to guard the condemned's body for 1000 years in case of [[relapse]]s.
* One stipulation of the [[Fatality Index]] is that a [[death sentence]] of a Time Lord must be carried out by another Time Lord. That Time Lord must also swear an oath to guard the condemned's body for 1000 years in case of [[relapse]]s.
* The Doctor worries that, because he managed to temporarily "borrow" [[eyesight]] from his future self, his future [[regeneration]]s might all be [[blind]], or he might not regenerate at all. However, since it is later revealed that it is a simulation, it had no effect on the real world.
* The Doctor worries that, because he managed to temporarily "borrow" [[eyesight]] from his future self, his future [[regeneration]]s might all be [[blind]], or he might not regenerate at all. However, since it is later revealed that it is a simulation, it has no effect on the real world.


=== People ===
=== Individuals ===
* Pope [[Benedict IX]] made a personal recommendation for [[the Doctor]] in [[1045]]. He remembers Pope Benedict, and recalls that "she was trouble, but she wove a spell with her [[castanet]]s."
* Pope [[Benedict IX]] made a personal recommendation for [[the Doctor]] in [[1045]]. He remembers Pope Benedict, and recalls that "she was trouble, but she wove a spell with her [[castanet]]s".
* [[Pope (Shadow World)|The Pope]] pays the Doctor a visit in the [[St Luke's lecture hall|lecture hall]].
* [[Pope (Shadow World)|The Pope]] pays the Doctor a visit in the [[St Luke's lecture hall|lecture hall]].
* [[Angelo (Shadow World)|Cardinal Angelo]] acts as translator for the Pope.
* The Pope is also known as the [[Bishop]] of [[Rome]].
* The Pope is also known as the [[Bishop]] of [[Rome]].
* The virtual Doctor says that the [[Pope]] doesn't "zoom around in the [[Popemobile]], surprising people".
* The virtual Doctor says that the [[Pope]] doesn't "zoom around in the [[Popemobile]], surprising people".
* An [[Italian newspaper (Shadow World)|Italian newspaper]] brought a minor story known as "[[Colossal-Lotto]]" about a lottery winner by the name [[Harrison O'Shea]] in [[Milan]] written by [[Paolo Ferrera]].
* An [[Italian newspaper (Shadow World)|Italian newspaper]] shows a minor story known as "[[Colossal-Lotto]]" about a lottery winner by the name [[Harrison O'Shea]] in [[Milan]] written by [[Paolo Ferrera]].
* Virtual Bill brings [[Penny (Shadow World)|Penny]] [[Bill Potts' flat|home]] on a [[date]]. Penny runs away after seeing the Pope in Bill's [[bedroom]].
* Virtual Bill brings [[Penny (Shadow World)|Penny]] [[Bill Potts' flat|home]] on a [[date]]. Penny runs away after seeing the Pope in Bill's [[bedroom]].
* Virtual Bill thought that virtual [[Moira (The Pilot)|Moira]] would be out with "Harry" tonight, although she is corrected in that he is actually named [[Howard (Shadow World)|Howard]].
* Virtual Bill thought that virtual [[Moira (The Pilot)|Moira]] would be out with "Harry" tonight, although she is corrected in that he is actually named [[Howard (Shadow World)|Howard]].
* The last emails sent before the translator kills himself were, chronologically, to [[Abramo Tognaccini]] (''We have been tricked by [[the Devil|the devil]]'' – in [[French language|French]]), [[Daryn Mcloughlan]] (''[[Prayer|Pray]] for your family''), [[Phil Bond]] (''Pray for us all tonight''), [[Franco Esposito]] (''The world is not what we think'' – in French), [[Christina Tom (Shadow World)|Christina Tom]] (''Farewell''), [[Kevein Paters]] (''Chapel Day''), [[Albertina Ricci]] (''Pray for us all'' – in French), [[Bill Pullman (Extremis)|Bill Pullman]] (''Thursdays meeting''), [[Peter Dukes]] (''The devil's work has been done''), [[Nicia Russo]] (''We have been tricked''), [[Michael Finch]] (''Missed meeting''), [[Stefan Anchorage]] (''Farwell<!--sic--> on this earth'' – in French), and, finally, four hours before death, to [[CERN|CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research]], ''VERITAS'', containing the [[Veritas (text)|translated text]].
* The last emails sent before Piero kills himself were, chronologically, to [[Abramo Tognaccini]] (''We have been tricked by [[the Devil|the devil]]'' – in [[French language|French]]), [[Daryn Mcloughlan]] (''[[Prayer|Pray]] for your family''), [[Phil Bond]] (''Pray for us all tonight''), [[Franco Esposito]] (''The world is not what we think'' – in French), [[Christina Tom (Shadow World)|Christina Tom]] (''Farewell''), [[Kevein Paters]] (''Chapel Day''), [[Albertina Ricci]] (''Pray for us all'' – in French), [[Bill Pullman (Extremis)|Bill Pullman]] (''Thursdays meeting''), [[Peter Dukes]] (''The devil's work has been done''), [[Nicia Russo]] (''We have been tricked''), [[Michael Finch (Extremis)|Michael Finch]] (''Missed meeting''), [[Stefan Anchorage]] (''Farwell<!--sic--> on this earth'' – in French), and, finally, four hours before death, to [[CERN|CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research]], ''VERITAS'', containing the [[Veritas (text)|translated text]].
* [[President (Shadow World)|The President]] is lying dead in the [[Oval Office]]. News reports say he hasn't been seen for 12 hours.
* [[President (Shadow World)|The President]] is lying dead in the [[Oval Office]]. News reports say he hasn't been seen for 12 hours.
* In the real world, the Doctor tells Bill to talk to Penny.


==== Biological data ====
==== Biological data ====
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* [[Piero (Shadow World)|Piero]] is shown to be male, [[35 (number)|35]] years old, [[185.2 (number)|185.2cm]] tall, weighs [[165.4 (number)|165.4]] pounds, when in fear had a heart rate of between [[129 (number)|129]] and [[133 (number)|133]]BPM and a temperature of [[37.3 (number)|37.3]] degrees Celsius. His heart rate dropped to [[0 (number)|0]]BPM upon death.
* [[Piero (Shadow World)|Piero]] is shown to be male, [[35 (number)|35]] years old, [[185.2 (number)|185.2cm]] tall, weighs [[165.4 (number)|165.4]] pounds, when in fear had a heart rate of between [[129 (number)|129]] and [[133 (number)|133]]BPM and a temperature of [[37.3 (number)|37.3]] degrees Celsius. His heart rate dropped to [[0 (number)|0]]BPM upon death.
* [[President (Shadow World)|The President]] is shown to be male, [[68 (number)|68]] years old, [[169.7 (number)|169.7cm]] tall, weighs [[163.2 (number)|163.2]] pounds, in death has a heart rate of 0BPM and a temperature of [[32.1 (number)|32.1]] degrees Celsius. This temperature would suggest a very recent death.
* [[President (Shadow World)|The President]] is shown to be male, [[68 (number)|68]] years old, [[169.7 (number)|169.7cm]] tall, weighs [[163.2 (number)|163.2]] pounds, in death has a heart rate of 0BPM and a temperature of [[32.1 (number)|32.1]] degrees Celsius. This temperature would suggest a very recent death.
* One of the [[Monk (species)|Monk]]s had a height of [[228.7 (number)|228.7cm]] and a weight of [[94.6 (number)|94.6]] pounds.
* One of the [[Monk (species)|Monks]] has a height of [[228.7 (number)|228.7cm]] and a weight of [[94.6 (number)|94.6]] pounds.
* One member of the Pope's entourage is shown to be male, [[46 (number)|46]] years old, [[176.6 (number)|176.6cm]] tall, weighs [[183.7 (number)|183.7]] pounds, has a resting heart rate of [[72 (number)|72]]BPM and a temperature of [[37.3 (number)|37.3]] degrees Celsius.
* One member of the Pope's entourage is shown to be male, [[46 (number)|46]] years old, [[176.6 (number)|176.6cm]] tall, weighs [[183.7 (number)|183.7]] pounds, has a resting heart rate of [[72 (number)|72]]BPM and a temperature of [[37.3 (number)|37.3]] degrees Celsius.
* A second is shown to be male, [[48 (number)|48]] years old, [[156.9 (number)|156.9cm]] tall, weighs [[168.4 (number)|168.4]] pounds, has a resting heart rate of [[74 (number)|74]]BPM and a temperature of [[37.6 (number)|37.6]] degrees Celsius.
* A second is shown to be male, [[48 (number)|48]] years old, [[156.9 (number)|156.9cm]] tall, weighs [[168.4 (number)|168.4]] pounds, has a resting heart rate of [[74 (number)|74]]BPM and a temperature of [[37.6 (number)|37.6]] degrees Celsius.
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* A [[Time Lord execution machine|machine]] has been arranged to execute Missy.
* A [[Time Lord execution machine|machine]] has been arranged to execute Missy.
* The Doctor gets an [[email]] on his [[sonic sunglasses]], which the [[Twelfth Doctor (Shadow World)|virtual Doctor]] has sent from the [[Shadow World]] simulation.
* The Doctor gets an [[email]] on his [[sonic sunglasses]], which the [[Twelfth Doctor (Shadow World)|virtual Doctor]] has sent from the [[Shadow World]] simulation.
* The Doctor also uses his sonic sunglasses to scan people's data, as he cannot [[see]] them. Data the Doctor can detect are [[Gender]] (including male and female), [[Age]] (in [[year]]s), [[Height]] (in [[centimetre]]s), [[Weight]] (in [[pound]]s), [[Heart rate]] (in [[BPM]]) and [[Body temperature|Temperature]] (in degrees [[Celsius]]).
* The Doctor uses his sonic sunglasses to scan people's data, as he cannot see them. Data the Doctor can detect are [[gender]] (including male and female), [[age]] (in [[year]]s), [[height]] (in [[centimetre]]s), [[weight]] (in [[pound]]s), [[heart rate]] (in [[BPM]]) and [[Body temperature|temperature]] (in degrees [[Celsius]]).
* He can also get a sense of the architecture around him, again using the sonic sunglasses as [[visual aid]]. However, the glasses psychically "project" a vector map of the surroundings and do not actually show him what his eyes would see if they worked, which explains how he cryptically asks Nardole to describe or explain things that he can't see, including text and projected beams of light.
* He can also get a sense of the architecture around him, again using the sonic sunglasses as [[visual aid]]. However, the glasses psychically "project" a vector map of the surroundings and do not actually show him what his eyes would see if they worked.
* The Doctor employs a [[reading aid]] with [[Gallifreyan (language)|circular Gallifreyan script]] on it, which he hopes will temporarily restore his [[sight]]. He confirms that it's deadly.
* The Doctor employs a [[reading aid]] with [[Gallifreyan (language)|circular Gallifreyan script]] on it, which he hopes will temporarily restore his [[sight]]. He confirms that it's deadly.
* Bill notes that the [[Haereticum]] has [[WiFi]], and the Doctor says of course it does, as it's a [[library]].
* Bill notes that the [[Haereticum]] has [[WiFi]], and the Doctor says of course it does, as it's a [[library]].
* According to a plaque at [[CERN]], its [[Large Hadron Collider]], which was first tested on [[10 September]] [[2008]], is the world's largest and most powerful [[particle accelerator]]. It has a diameter of 27 [[kilometre]]s, and, to work, requires the [[magnet]]s to be cooled at -271.3&nbsp;°C—a temperature colder than [[outer space]]. To achieve this, much of the accelerator is connected to a distribution system of [[liquid]] [[helium]], to cool the magnets, as well as to other supply services.
* According to a plaque at [[CERN]], its [[Large Hadron Collider]], which was first tested on [[10 September]] [[2008]], is the world's largest and most powerful [[particle accelerator]]. It has a diameter of 27 [[kilometre]]s, and, to work, requires the [[magnet]]s to be cooled at -271.3&nbsp;°C, a temperature colder than [[outer space]]. To achieve this, much of the accelerator is connected to a distribution system of [[liquid]] [[helium]], to cool the magnets, as well as to other supply services.
* The translator has a [[laptop]] [[computer]]. He [[email]]s the translation to CERN.
* Piero has a [[laptop]] [[computer]]. He [[email]]s the translation to CERN.
* The CERN employees all have [[Dynamite|TNT]] explosives wired under the canteen tables.
* The CERN employees all have [[Dynamite|TNT]] explosives wired under the canteen tables.
* The countdown to destruction at CERN happens on a flatscreen [[television|TV]].
* The countdown to destruction at CERN happens on a flatscreen [[television|TV]].
* A flat screen is seen in the [[White House]], as well.
** A flat screen is seen in the [[White House]], as well.


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* The Pope hopes for [[God]] to help the Doctor on his quest.
* The Pope hopes for [[God]] to help the Doctor on his quest.
* [[Benedict IX|Pope Benedict]] said that the Doctor was "more in need of [[confession]] than any man breathing", but when the offer was made, the Doctor replied, "it would take too much time".
* [[Benedict IX|Pope Benedict]] said that the Doctor was "more in need of [[confession]] than any man breathing", but when the offer was made, the Doctor replied, "it would take too much time".
* The Doctor says that religion is "designed to confuse the uninitiated", as Angelo says of the layout of the Haereticum.
* The Doctor says that [[religion]] is "designed to confuse the uninitiated", as Angelo says of the layout of the Haereticum.


=== Food and beverages ===
=== Food and beverages ===
* The man in the cage had been there a long time and eaten lots of food, [[banana]]s and [[sandwich]]es included. He also had [[coffee]].
* Piero had been in the cage a long time and had eaten lots of food, including [[banana]]s and [[sandwich]]es. He also had [[coffee]].
* The CERN employees all drank all sorts of [[wine]]s before the end. [[Chateau Cissac]] included.
* The CERN employees drink all sorts of [[wine]]s before the end, including [[Chateau Cissac]].


=== Locations ===
=== Locations ===
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=== Weapons ===
=== Weapons ===
* Piero has a [[gun]] that he uses to kill himself.
* Piero has a [[gun]] that he uses to kill himself.
=== Terminology ===
* Bill calls Nardole "secretly a [[badass]]", however, Nardole disputes the assessment, claiming there is "nothing [[secret]] about it".


=== Culture ===
=== Culture ===
* Virtual Bill exclaims "[[Harry Potter]]!" upon seeing the [[Haereticum]] for the first time. In response, the Doctor chides her for using bad language.
* Virtual Bill exclaims "[[Harry Potter]]!" upon seeing the [[Haereticum]] for the first time. In response, the Doctor chides her for using bad language.
* Virtual Nardole says that the Doctor and Angelo would be "wizard" at writing [[Christmas cracker]]s, when, together, they say, "Truth in the heart of [[heresy]]" / "And [[death]] in the heart of [[truth]]".
* Virtual Nardole says that the Doctor and Angelo would be "wizard" at writing [[Christmas cracker]]s.
* Virtual Nardole relates [[hologram|holographic simulations]], with holographic people to the [[holodeck]] on ''[[Star Trek]]'', "or a really posh [[Virtual reality|VR]] without a [[headset]]".
* Virtual Nardole relates [[hologram|holographic simulations]] with holographic people to the [[holodeck]] on ''[[Star Trek]]'', "or a really posh [[Virtual reality|VR]] without a [[headset]]".
* Virtual Nardole compares the simulation to ''[[Grand Theft Auto]]'', and the virtual Doctor likens the inhabitants of the [[Shadow World|Shadow Earth]] finding out they are a simulation and committing suicide as a result to a hypothetical scenario in which "[[Super Mario Bros|Super Mario]] realises he's inside a video game".
* Virtual Nardole compares the simulation to ''[[Grand Theft Auto]]''.
* The virtual Doctor likens the inhabitants of the [[Shadow World|Shadow Earth]] finding out they are a simulation and committing suicide as a result to a hypothetical scenario in which "[[Super Mario Bros|Super Mario]] realises he's inside a video game".
* The Doctor mentions ''[[Moby-Dick]]'' and the [[Moby Dick|titular whale]].
* The Doctor mentions ''[[Moby-Dick]]'' and the [[Moby Dick|titular whale]].
* The Doctor owns a [[snakes and ladders]] game which he keeps in the TARDIS.
* The Doctor owns a [[snakes and ladders]] game which he keeps in the TARDIS.
* Upon seeing the Monks, the Doctor pokes fun at the saying that no one looks good in the morning.
* Many of the simulated people took the [[Shadow Test]] to confirm they were not real.


== Story notes ==
== Story notes ==
[[File:Michelle Gomez and Nick Lambon - The Aftershow - Doctor Who The Fan Show|thumb|This episode's ''Aftershow'' on ''[[Doctor Who: The Fan Show]]''.]]
{{video|Michelle Gomez and Nick Lambon - The Aftershow - Doctor Who The Fan Show|thumb|This episode's ''Aftershow'' on ''[[Doctor Who: The Fan Show]]''.}}
* The list of names seen as recipients of emails sent by the translator before committing suicide include a number of individuals with real-life connections with the ''Doctor Who'' franchise, including [[Bill Pullman]], who played [[Oswald Danes]] in the ''[[Torchwood (TV series)|Torchwood]]'' ''[[Series 4 (Torchwood)|Miracle Day]]'' arc - which also dealt with a scenario that changed the status quo of the entire world.
* The list of names seen as recipients of emails sent by the translator before committing suicide include a number of individuals with real-life connections with the ''Doctor Who'' franchise, including [[Bill Pullman]], who played [[Oswald Danes]] in the ''[[Torchwood (TV series)|Torchwood]]'' ''[[Series 4 (Torchwood)|Miracle Day]]'' arc - which also dealt with a scenario that changed the status quo of the entire world.
* The typeface/font used for the display in the [[sonic sunglasses]] in this episode is the [https://www.dafont.com/android-insomnia.font Android Insomnia font].


=== Ratings ===
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* Outgoing [[email]]s on the [[laptop]] are shown, when in fact the ''[[inbox]]'', rather than sent messages, is open on the left panel. Later, when the Doctor opens it again, the same messages appear, but now in ''sent''.
* Outgoing [[email]]s on the [[laptop]] are shown, when in fact the ''[[inbox]]'', rather than sent messages, is open on the left panel. Later, when the Doctor opens it again, the same messages appear, but now in ''sent''.
* The position of Nardole's hood during the scenes of Missy's execution varies between shots.
* The reflection of a cameraman can be seen on the TV at [[CERN]], when the camera pans in on the bomb countdown just before detonation.
* The reflection of a cameraman can be seen on the TV at [[CERN]], when the camera pans in on the bomb countdown just before detonation.
* When the Doctor turns the headphones on and is tortured with pain, his eyes are closed, but next shot they are open. Next shot, they have closed again.
* When the Doctor turns the headphones on and is tortured with pain, his eyes are closed, but next shot they are open. Next shot, they have closed again.
* One of the monks in the Haereticum does not have a Monk's face. It looks like one of the skulls used in Heaven Sent repainted.
* One of the Monks in the Haereticum does not have a Monk's face. Instead, it looks like one of the skulls used in ''[[Heaven Sent (TV story)|Heaven Sent]]'' repainted.


== Continuity ==
== Continuity ==
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* The [[Haereticum]] is a library of heretical and forbidden works maintained by the Vatican. Since his [[first incarnation]], the Doctor has also been a patron of the [[Library of St John the Beheaded]], a similar collection also established by the Vatican, which was hidden in London. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[All-Consuming Fire (novel)|All-Consuming Fire]]'', ''[[White Darkness (novel)|White Darkness]]'', ''[[Millennial Rites (novel)|Millennial Rites]]'', ''[[The Empire of Glass (novel)|The Empire of Glass]]'', ''[[Dragons' Wrath (novel)|Dragons' Wrath]]'')
* The [[Haereticum]] is a library of heretical and forbidden works maintained by the Vatican. Since his [[first incarnation]], the Doctor has also been a patron of the [[Library of St John the Beheaded]], a similar collection also established by the Vatican, which was hidden in London. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[All-Consuming Fire (novel)|All-Consuming Fire]]'', ''[[White Darkness (novel)|White Darkness]]'', ''[[Millennial Rites (novel)|Millennial Rites]]'', ''[[The Empire of Glass (novel)|The Empire of Glass]]'', ''[[Dragons' Wrath (novel)|Dragons' Wrath]]'')
* Virtual Moira goes to the [[pub]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Pilot (TV story)|The Pilot]]'')
* Virtual Moira goes to the [[pub]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Pilot (TV story)|The Pilot]]'')
* The Doctor promises to guard Missy "on my oath as a [[Time Lord]] of the [[Prydonian Chapter]]". [[Spandrell]] once referred to the Doctor as a "Prydonian [[renegade Time Lord|renegade]], and mentioned "Prydonian vows". He said that "when a Prydonian forswears his birthright, there is nothing else he fears to lose." ([[TV]]: ''[[The Deadly Assassin (TV story)|The Deadly Assassin]]'')
* The Doctor promises to guard Missy "on my oath as a Time Lord of the [[Prydonian Chapter]]". [[Spandrell]] once referred to the Doctor as a "Prydonian [[renegade Time Lord|renegade]]", and mentioned "Prydonian vows". He said that "when a Prydonian forswears his birthright, there is nothing else he fears to lose". ([[TV]]: ''[[The Deadly Assassin (TV story)|The Deadly Assassin]]'')
* A plaque at [[CERN]] reveals that the [[large Hadron Collider]] "first started up" on [[10 September]] [[2008]]. [[Jack Harkness]] was present, with his [[Torchwood Three]] team of [[Gwen Cooper|Gwen]], [[Ianto Jones|Ianto]] and [[Martha Jones|Martha]], when this first test opened a portal to another reality, through the LHC, and let out some [[neutron eater]]s. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Lost Souls (audio story)|Lost Souls]]'')
* A plaque at [[CERN]] reveals that the [[large Hadron Collider]] "first started up" on [[10 September]] [[2008]]. [[Jack Harkness]] was present, with his [[Torchwood Three]] team of [[Gwen Cooper|Gwen]], [[Ianto Jones|Ianto]] and [[Martha Jones|Martha]], when this first test opened a portal to another reality, through the LHC, and let out some [[neutron eater]]s. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Lost Souls (audio story)|Lost Souls]]'')
* The [[Third Doctor]]'s companion [[Liz Shaw]] joined CERN after leaving [[UNIT]] in the [[1970s]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Country of the Blind (short story)|Country of the Blind]]'')
* The [[Third Doctor]]'s companion [[Liz Shaw]] joined CERN after leaving [[UNIT]] in the [[1970s]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Country of the Blind (short story)|Country of the Blind]]'')
* The Doctor complains about the book ''[[Moby-Dick]]'', and suggests it would help to be tied down to a chair, to get through it. The [[Seventh Doctor]] previously told [[Ace]] he tried over a hundred times, but could never get past the first ten pages of the book. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Sunday Afternoon, AD 848,988 (short story)|Sunday Afternoon, AD 848,988]]'') On the other hand, the [[Sixth Doctor]] stated that [[Herman Melville]] was one of his favourite authors and disliked that [[Evelyn Smythe]] found him to be pompous. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Bloodtide (audio story)|Bloodtide]]'')
* The Doctor complains about the book ''[[Moby-Dick]]'', and suggests it would help to be tied down to a chair, to get through it. The Seventh Doctor previously told [[Ace]] he tried over a hundred times, but could never get past the first ten pages of the book. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Sunday Afternoon, AD 848,988 (short story)|Sunday Afternoon, AD 848,988]]'') On the other hand, the [[Sixth Doctor]] stated that [[Herman Melville]] was one of his favourite authors and disliked that [[Evelyn Smythe]] found him to be pompous. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Bloodtide (audio story)|Bloodtide]]'')
* The Virtual Doctor sits in the [[President of the United States|President]]'s chair in a holographic recreation of the [[Oval Office]]. The [[Eleventh Doctor]] previously did just that in the real Oval Office. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Impossible Astronaut (TV story)|The Impossible Astronaut]]'')
* The Virtual Doctor sits in the [[President of the United States|President]]'s chair in a holographic recreation of the [[Oval Office]]. The [[Eleventh Doctor]] previously did just that in the real Oval Office. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Impossible Astronaut (TV story)|The Impossible Astronaut]]'')
* The Virtual Doctor uses the [[sonic sunglasses]] to send a message. The Doctor used them to get out of an impasse before. ([[TV]]: ''[[Before the Flood (TV story)|Before the Flood]]'') He also used them to summon reinforcements on Gallifrey. ([[TV]]: ''[[Hell Bent (TV story)|Hell Bent]]'')
* The Virtual Doctor uses the [[sonic sunglasses]] to send a message. The Doctor has used them to get out of an impasse before. ([[TV]]: ''[[Before the Flood (TV story)|Before the Flood]]'') He also used them to summon reinforcements on Gallifrey. ([[TV]]: ''[[Hell Bent (TV story)|Hell Bent]]'')
* The Doctor was previously aided by a virtual copy of himself. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[A Life of Matter and Death (comic story)|A Life of Matter and Death]]'')
* The Doctor was previously aided by a virtual copy of himself. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[A Life of Matter and Death (comic story)|A Life of Matter and Death]]'')
* Bill uses the word "wizard" to describe the Doctor. [[Donna Noble]] previously used the phrase in a similar manner, ([[TV]]: ''[[Turn Left (TV story)|Turn Left]]'') as did the [[Tenth Doctor]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Journey's End (TV story)|Journey's End]]'')
* Bill uses the word "wizard" to describe the Doctor. [[Donna Noble]] previously used the phrase in a similar manner, ([[TV]]: ''[[Turn Left (TV story)|Turn Left]]'') as did the [[Tenth Doctor (Journey's End)|Meta-Crisis Doctor]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Journey's End (TV story)|Journey's End]]'')
* The Doctor previously encountered a copy of Earth, used by [[Kraal (species)|its creators]] to practice invading, though it consisted of [[Devesham|a single village]], while the Shadow World spanned the entire world. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Android Invasion (TV story)|The Android Invasion]]'')
* The Doctor previously encountered a copy of Earth, used by [[Kraal (species)|its creators]] to practice invading, though it only consisted of [[Devesham|a single village]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Android Invasion (TV story)|The Android Invasion]]'')
* Rafando reveals that Time Lords have in addition to two hearts, three brainstems. Missy previously told UNIT to deploy 8 snipers to target her organs, "Three for each heart and two for [her] brainstem", to kill her instantly without triggering her regeneration so that Clara would feel safe talking to her. As she did not mention her third brainstem, the snipers in the episode would still have been unable to prevent her regeneration. [[The Magician's Apprentice (TV story)|(TV: ''The Magician's Apprentice'')]]


== Home video releases ==
== Home video releases ==
=== DVD releases ===
===DVD & Blu-ray releases===
This episode was released as part of the Series 10 DVD box set on [[13 November (releases)|13 November]] [[2017 (releases)|2017]].


=== Blu-ray releases ===
* This episode was included in the Series 10, Part One DVD and Blu-ray boxsets in region 1/A on [[6 June (releases)|6 June]] [[2017 (releases)|2017]], in region 2/B on [[29 May (releases)|29 May]] 2017 and in region 4/B on [[31 May (releases)|31 May]] 2017.
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* This episode was also released as part of the Complete Tenth Series DVD and Blu-ray boxsets in region 1/A on [[7 November (releases)|7 November]] 2017, in region 2/B on [[13 November (releases)|13 November]] 2017 and in region 4/B on [[29 November (releases)|29 November]] 2017.
 
===Digital releases===


=== Digital releases ===
* In the United Kingdom, this story is available on [[BBC iPlayer]].
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Extremis was the sixth episode of series 10 of Doctor Who.

Most notably, the episode revealed that Missy was inside the vault beneath St Luke's University and explained how Nardole came to travel with the Doctor after the events of The Husbands of River Song.

The episode is also notably one of the few stories to exclude the Doctor from events occurring in the story. Bill, Nardole and the Doctor himself never left Earth during the story. Aside from a few selective scenes, the whole episode was set in a virtual simulation with artificial versions of the Doctor, Bill and Nardole, with the Virtual Twelfth Doctor discovering an upcoming alien invasion, beginning a three-part story trilogy involving the creatures responsible for the virtual simulation, the Monks. The Doctor is actually watching the entire adventure, as the events were recorded by his copy and sent to his sonic sunglasses.

Synopsis[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Vatican asks the Twelfth Doctor to investigate a mysterious book called the Veritas. All who read the Veritas immediately kill themselves. When a translation of the Veritas is leaked online, the Doctor must face up to the inevitable truth...

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

On a distant planet, an executioner named Rafando shows the Twelfth Doctor a mechanism specially designed for killing Time Lords. He then tells him that after the execution, the body will be placed in a Quantum Fold Chamber in case of "relapses". Missy is then brought in, and is ordered to kneel on a dais.

In the present day, sitting outside the Vault, the Doctor talks to Missy, who is inside, saying that no one can know that he's blind.

Back on the planet, while the Vault rises from the lake, Rafando announces that the chamber is prepared. Missy begs the Doctor to let her live, while he places his hand on a lever.

In the present, the Doctor is using his sonic sunglasses to mask his blindness, having modified them to give him a layout of the immediate area in a black and green grid-like view. While still outside the Vault, he gets an email titled Extremis on the glasses. Intrigued, he opens it.

In the lecture hall, 15 men file in through the back door. Angelo greets the Doctor as Nardole enters. The Doctor is told that the Pope has requested a personal audience with him. When the Doctor asks why he did not come there himself, Nardole tells him that he is there.

In his office, the Doctor is shown a piece of parchment that reads, Veritas, which literally means The Truth. Angelo tells him that an ancient Christian sect translated it, but committed suicide afterwards. A few months ago it was again translated, but again, those who did killed themselves after the translation. All of the bodies had been recovered, except one.

In Bill's house, Bill has brought a girl named Penny home. Moira, thinking that she has brought a "poor terrified man home" tells her that she has very strict rules about men, before seeing Penny, and apologising. Later, Bill is pouring a cup of tea when she hears the sound of the TARDIS materialising in her bedroom. When Penny asks what it is, she says it's the pipes. The Pope then steps into the room and speaks rapidly in Italian before going back to the bedroom. Bill excuses herself and enters her bedroom where she sees the clergymen. Penny sees them, and freaking out, flees. Bill turns to them and tells them that they are all "going to hell".

In the TARDIS, Bill angrily berates the Doctor for ruining her date, while he has Nardole explain what is happening to her. Angelo tells the Doctor that the Pope had given him an offer for confession that he had refused and that the offer still stands as he prepares a device to temporarily restore his sight.

Back on the planet, Rafando asks if the Doctor requested a priest as a cowled figure approaches. As the figure gestures to him to approach, Rafando checks the Fatality Index and says that divine intervention is allowed for five minutes. The figure greets him and reads from a familiar diary. The figure pulls back his hood, revealing himself to be Nardole, who had been sent on River Song's behalf to prevent him from killing Missy.

At Vatican City, Nardole and the Doctor discuss why his blindness should be kept a secret before exiting the TARDIS. Angelo shows them to the entrance to the Haereticum, a portrait of the Pope Benedict IX, which is accessed by turning a candle. Angelo orders them to stay close because the layout is supposed to confuse the uninitiated.

On the planet, Rafando announces that the five minutes are over and orders that the sentence is now to be carried out. A tearful Missy asks the Doctor not to kill her, promising she will be good.

In the Haereticum, Angelo shows them the cage where the Veritas is kept. Suddenly a light shines from a wall with a figure in the centre, before fading to nothing. Angelo goes off to check the walls for a breach, as the Doctor takes out his sonic screwdriver. They find the missing translator, a man named Piero, in the cage. He tells them he has sent something to somewhere, before running off. A strange clawed hand is then seen next to Angelo's head. Nardole sees that Piero had shot out the lock, as the Doctor realises that Angelo has vanished.

In the cage, Nardole and Bill see Piero's laptop, which had been left behind. Checking it, they find out that he had mailed a copy of the translation to CERN. As Bill says that it is promising that one person read the Veritas and lived, a gunshot is heard and the Doctor's sonic sunglasses register his life signs dropping. The Doctor orders them to check on Piero, as the sunglasses register life signs terminated. Nardole and Bill accuse him of trying to get rid of them, but he promises not to read the book. However, once they have gone, he then opens the Veritas, takes out the device and attaches electrodes to his temples.

In the library, Nardole talks with Bill as they walk through the corridors. They find a hand holding a gun, confirming Piero's death. The same light is then seen again. Nardole realises that it's a portal to somewhere. Curious, they step through.

In the cage, the Doctor asks for help from Angelo as a sinister shadow is cast on a bookcase. He wonders how the device will work: it will either temporarily restore his sight, or it will burn out his brain. He activates it and collapses.

On the planet, Missy tells the Doctor that she is his friend, even knowing it will not change his mind; "Without hope. Without witness. Without reward. I am your friend." The Doctor then pulls the lever, activating the execution mechanism. Missy collapses and the Doctor swears to guard her body in the Vault for a thousand years.

In a 5-sided building, Nardole, and Bill exit a broom closet, where they are seen by a woman. She asks if they have clearance for floor 3. Asking where they are, the woman tells them they are in the Pentagon. Nardole and Bill retreat back to the closet, where they find themselves in a hub, with projectors arranged in a semicircle which project light onto the wall. Stepping through the light, they find themselves in a corridor where they are greeted by Nicolas who takes them to the cafeteria. They pass a sign that says CERN.

In the cage, the Doctor opens his eyes to find that his sight has been restored. As he wonders about the impact on his regeneration cycle, the same figure seen in the light appears. He asks for its help as it buckles leather straps around him to restrain him. The Doctor notices there are more of them as the figure closes the Veritas and takes it. The figure tells him that what they are doing is a game, but the Doctor uses his sonic screwdriver to turn off the lights, allowing him to escape with the laptop and with it, the translation.

In CERN, Nicolas shows Bill and Nardole to the cafeteria where he tells the personnel to give their last orders. He tells Bill and Nardole to look under the tables. There they find that the personnel have strapped dynamite to the table legs.

At the Vatican, the Doctor opens the laptop and begins to read the email the translator sent to CERN, but the effects of the device begin to wear off and the figures from the cage surround him. Suddenly, a bright white light flares onto the screen.

In CERN, when Bill asks the reason for the dynamite, Nicolas tells them that they are saving the world. When asked how, he replies that this is not the real world. He tells both of them to pick a random number and to say it at the same time. When they try, they both say the same number. Nicolas tells them that this is a "Shadow Test", and apologises to them as they escape and the building explodes.

When they make it back to the hub, Bill notices drops of blood on the floor, and Nardole realises that the projectors are actually projecting the locations and that the world is really a holographic simulation. To see if he is right, he steps into the space between projections causing him to dissolve into pixels.

Bill starts to reach out into the empty space but steps through another portal. She finds herself inside the oval office, where the Doctor is waiting. The Doctor reveals that he had listened to the translation and that it tells of a demon, who wished to conquer the world, and to do that, he created a Shadow World that has Shadow People who think they are real. The Doctor tells her that he has deduced what it means: an alien race who wish to conquer Earth are running a simulation to assess the abilities of every person on Earth, especially the ones who were smart enough to realise that the world isn't real. The Shadow Test works by having people say random numbers, and since computers can only generate pseudorandom numbers, two people doing that will say the same ones.

Suddenly, Bill dissolves into pixels, revealing the figure behind her, who tells the Doctor that they have killed him many times. The Doctor tells them that they have fallen into a trap they have created; their simulation is too good. He then reveals that since he is linked to the sonic sunglasses, they will have a memory print of the last few hours. He then emails the recording to the real Doctor.

In the real world, the Doctor, after having watched the recording, calls Bill and tells her to call Penny and ask her out.

On the planet, as the executioners go to the dais to take Missy's body away, she wakes up and pushes them away. The Doctor reveals that he had sabotaged the execution machine into knocking Missy out instead of killing her. After scaring the executioners away by tricking them into accessing his record of fatalities, the Doctor has Nardole help him move Missy to the Vault.

Outside the Vault, the Doctor asks Missy how he can save his friends when he is blind, saying "How can I save them when I'm lost to the dark?"

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Time Lords[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • In addition to two hearts, Time Lords have three brain stems.
  • One stipulation of the Fatality Index is that a death sentence of a Time Lord must be carried out by another Time Lord. That Time Lord must also swear an oath to guard the condemned's body for 1000 years in case of relapses.
  • The Doctor worries that, because he managed to temporarily "borrow" eyesight from his future self, his future regenerations might all be blind, or he might not regenerate at all. However, since it is later revealed that it is a simulation, it has no effect on the real world.

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Biological data[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Cardinal Angelo is shown to be male, 52 years old, 170.0cm tall, weighs 141.1 pounds, has a resting heart rate of 71BPM and a temperature of 37.3 degrees Celsius.
  • Piero is shown to be male, 35 years old, 185.2cm tall, weighs 165.4 pounds, when in fear had a heart rate of between 129 and 133BPM and a temperature of 37.3 degrees Celsius. His heart rate dropped to 0BPM upon death.
  • The President is shown to be male, 68 years old, 169.7cm tall, weighs 163.2 pounds, in death has a heart rate of 0BPM and a temperature of 32.1 degrees Celsius. This temperature would suggest a very recent death.
  • One of the Monks has a height of 228.7cm and a weight of 94.6 pounds.
  • One member of the Pope's entourage is shown to be male, 46 years old, 176.6cm tall, weighs 183.7 pounds, has a resting heart rate of 72BPM and a temperature of 37.3 degrees Celsius.
  • A second is shown to be male, 48 years old, 156.9cm tall, weighs 168.4 pounds, has a resting heart rate of 74BPM and a temperature of 37.6 degrees Celsius.
  • A third is shown to be male, 56 years old, 179.4cm tall, weighs 187.5 pounds, has a resting heart rate of 69BPM and a temperature of 37.5 degrees Celsius.
  • A fourth is shown to be male, 39 years old, 166.2cm tall, weighs 179.0 pounds, has a resting heart rate of 77BPM and a temperature of 37.9 degrees Celsius.
  • A fifth is shown to be male, 61 years old, 162.9cm tall, weighs 174.7 pounds, has a resting heart rate of 74BPM and a temperature of 37.9 degrees Celsius.
  • A sixth is shown to be male, 67 years old, 158.2cm tall, weighs 170.5 pounds, has a resting heart rate of 68BPM and a temperature of 37.2 degrees Celsius.

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  • An early Christian sect managed to translate the Veritas before all committing suicide.
  • The Veritas is older than the Catholic Church itself.
  • Suicide is understood to be a mortal sin in Catholicism, leading one to hell.
  • The Pope hopes for God to help the Doctor on his quest.
  • Pope Benedict said that the Doctor was "more in need of confession than any man breathing", but when the offer was made, the Doctor replied, "it would take too much time".
  • The Doctor says that religion is "designed to confuse the uninitiated", as Angelo says of the layout of the Haereticum.

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  • A long time ago, Nardole told the Doctor that he followed him from Darillium and that he has full permission from River Song to "kick [his] arse".
  • Nardole tells Bill that the Vatican is in Rome, which is in Italy.
  • The Haereticum contains a cage with the Veritas locked inside.
  • A total blackout has occurred at the White House. The Doctor confronts a Monk in the Oval Office.

Weapons[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Piero has a gun that he uses to kill himself.

Terminology[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Bill calls Nardole "secretly a badass", however, Nardole disputes the assessment, claiming there is "nothing secret about it".

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  • The list of names seen as recipients of emails sent by the translator before committing suicide include a number of individuals with real-life connections with the Doctor Who franchise, including Bill Pullman, who played Oswald Danes in the Torchwood Miracle Day arc - which also dealt with a scenario that changed the status quo of the entire world.
  • The typeface/font used for the display in the sonic sunglasses in this episode is the Android Insomnia font.

Ratings[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • 4.16 million (UK overnight ratings)
  • 5.53 million (UK final)[1]

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Production errors[[edit] | [edit source]]

If you'd like to talk about narrative problems with this story — like plot holes and things that seem to contradict other stories — please go to this episode's discontinuity discussion.
  • Outgoing emails on the laptop are shown, when in fact the inbox, rather than sent messages, is open on the left panel. Later, when the Doctor opens it again, the same messages appear, but now in sent.
  • The position of Nardole's hood during the scenes of Missy's execution varies between shots.
  • The reflection of a cameraman can be seen on the TV at CERN, when the camera pans in on the bomb countdown just before detonation.
  • When the Doctor turns the headphones on and is tortured with pain, his eyes are closed, but next shot they are open. Next shot, they have closed again.
  • One of the Monks in the Haereticum does not have a Monk's face. Instead, it looks like one of the skulls used in Heaven Sent repainted.

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DVD & Blu-ray releases[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • This episode was included in the Series 10, Part One DVD and Blu-ray boxsets in region 1/A on 6 June 2017, in region 2/B on 29 May 2017 and in region 4/B on 31 May 2017.
  • This episode was also released as part of the Complete Tenth Series DVD and Blu-ray boxsets in region 1/A on 7 November 2017, in region 2/B on 13 November 2017 and in region 4/B on 29 November 2017.

Digital releases[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • In the United Kingdom, this story is available on BBC iPlayer.

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